Seccond Paper Topic

Dear Students,

For these of you who could not come to class today, please either come to recitation tomorrow (16:00-17:00) or to my office between 15:00 to 16:00 to pick the paper topics and the relevant materials.

Best,
Danny

Announced on 25 April 2005  6:53  p.m. by Dan Breznitz

Chat w/Danny on MSN

As the spring break is upon us and students are in different geographical locations, Danny will be available for chat on MSN under the username dbreznitz@hotmail.com to answer any questions on:

Monday 08:00-09:00Am and on Wednesday on 09:00-10:00AM Eastern US time.

Announced on 19 March 2005  11:07  a.m. by Brad Buschur

Samuelson reading

The following reading is on Stellar

Where Ricardo and Mill Rebut and Confirm Arguments of Mainstream Economists Supporting Globalization.

By: Samuelson, Paul A.

Journal of Economic Perspectives,Summer2004, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p135, 12p

Announced on 17 February 2005  8:13  p.m. by Brad Buschur

This seminar explores changes in the international economy and their effects on domestic politics, economy, and society. Some of the key issues that will be explored include:

∑ Is globalization really a new phenomenon?
∑ Is it irreversible?
∑ What are effects on wages and inequality, on social safety nets, on production, and innovation?
∑ How does it affect relations between developed countries and developing countries?
∑ How globalization affects democracy?

The seminar is open to undergraduates and graduate students. Some prior work in political science or economics is strongly recommended. For undergraduates there will be an additional one-section meeting (one hour) to be scheduled at the first meeting of the class. Graduate students will be expected to do most of the recommended as well as the assigned readings. The requirements for undergraduates and graduate students are (1) to complete each week’s assigned reading before class; (2) two essays on assigned topics. The papers require thinking about issues raised in readings and class discussion. They should be between 12 to 15 typed double-spaced pages. Students who wish to write a major research paper instead of the two essays should meet during the first month of term with Suzanne Berger and discuss an outline of the research.

The syllabus can be downloaded from the syllabus section of this site.

Announced on 07 December 2004  5:54  p.m. by Brad Buschur